Surah 2. Al-Baqara, Ayah 138
| صِبْغَةَ اللَّهِ ۖ وَمَنْ أَحْسَنُ مِنَ اللَّهِ صِبْغَةً ۖ وَنَحْنُ لَهُ عَابِدُونَ |
| Transliteration | : | s.ibghah 'allaah wa- maa ah.san min 'allaah s.ibghah wa- nah.nu la- -hu caabidon |
| Pickthall | : | (We take our) color from Allah, and who is better than Allah at coloring. We are His worshippers. |
| Asad | : | [Say: "Our life takes its] hue from God! And who could give a better hue [to life] than God, if we but truly worship Him?" |
| Malik | : | Baptism is from Allah; and who is better than Allah in baptizing? Him do we worship. |
| Yusuf Ali | : | (Our religion is) the baptism of Allah; and who can baptize better than Allah? and it is He whom we worship. 137 |
Note - 137Sibgat: baptism: the root-meaning implies a dye or
colour; apparently the Arab Christians mixed a dye or
colour in the baptismal water, signifying that the
baptized person got a new colour in life. We do not
believe that it is necessary to be baptized to be saved.
Our higher baptism is the "Baptism" of God, by which we
take on a colour (sumbolically) of God, and absorb His
goodness in us.
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Sibgat: baptism: the root-meaning implies a dye or colour; apparently the Arab Christians mixed a dye or colour in the baptismal water, signifying that the baptized person got a new colour in life. We do not believe that it is necessary to be baptized to be saved. Our higher baptism is the "Baptism" of God, by which we take on a colour (sumbolically) of God, and absorb His goodness in us. |
